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To Find A Friend

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Artist: Tom Petty
Song: To Find A Friend
Album: Wildflowers
Transcribed by: Todd Migchelbrink
Capo 5
      C     G  C*   Em     Am   D   Dsus2   C/B   Am7   C/G  Fadd9  
e|-0---3---3---0---0---2---0---3---0---3---3----|
B|-1---0---1---0---1---3---3---1---1---1---1----|
G|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---2----|
D|-2---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---2---2---3----|
A|-3---2---3---2---0-----------2---0---x--------|
E|-----3-------0-----------------------3---1----|
[Intro]
  C    G  C*     G  C*       G  C*
                    G  C*
In the middle of his life
           G  C*
He left his wife
And Emran off to be Ambad
EmBoy, it was AmsadD  Dsus2  D  
                   G  C*
But he bought a new car
           G  C*
Found a new bar
And went Emunder another Amname
CreEmated a whole new AmgameD  Dsus2  D  
And the Fdays Cwent Gby like Cpaper Gin the Amwind
FEveryCthing Gchanged, Cthen Gchanged aAmgain
It's Fhard to find a friend
It's hard to find a frieCndC/B  Am7  C/G  Fadd9  
         G  C*
Meanwhile then
             G  C*
His wife's boyfriend
Moved Emin and took over the Amhouse
EveryEmbody was quiet as a AmmouseD  Dsus2  D  
And it Gchanged their Clives
GChanged their Cplans
EmSlowly they grew Amapart
EmBoy, it woulda broke your AmheartD  Dsus2  D  
And the Fdays Cwent Gby like Cpaper Gin the Amwind
FEveryCthing Gchanged, Cthen Gchanged aAmgain
It's Fhard to find a friend
It's hard to find a frieCndC/B  Am7  C/G  Fadd9  
[Solo]
G     C     G     C
Em    Am    Em    Am   D    Dsus2    D
And the Fdays Cwent Gby like Cpaper Gin the Amwind
FEveryCthing Gchanged, Cthen Gchanged aAmgain
It's Fhard to find a friend
It's hard to find a frieCndC/B  Am7  
And the Fdays Cwent Gby like Cpaper Gin the Amwind
FEveryCthing Gchanged, Cthen Gchanged aAmgain
It's Fhard to find a friend
It's hard to find a frieCndC/B  Am7  C/G  Fadd9  Em  C  

The story behind the song

Tom Petty was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who led the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch, and was also a member of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was a successful solo artist as well, selling over 80 million records worldwide. "To Find A Friend" is credited to Tom Petty and appears on the release "Wildflowers & All the Rest," with an earliest release date on record of 1994-10-31.

AI-written from these sources:Tom Petty — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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To Find A Friend

by Tom Petty

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Artist: Tom Petty

Song: To Find A Friend

Album: Wildflowers

Transcribed by: Todd Migchelbrink

Capo 5

C G C Em Am D Dsus2 C/B Am7 C/G Fadd9

e|-0---3---3---0---0---2---0---3---0---3---3----|

B|-1---0---1---0---1---3---3---1---1---1---1----|

G|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---2----|

D|-2---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---2---2---3----|

A|-3---2---3---2---0-----------2---0---x--------|

E|-----3-------0-----------------------3---1----|

[Intro]

C G C G C G C

* * *

G C

In the middle of his life

G C

He left his wife

Em Am

And ran off to be bad

Em Am D Dsus2 D

Boy, it was sad

G C

But he bought a new car

G C

Found a new bar

Em Am

And went under another name

Em Am D Dsus2 D

Created a whole new game

F C G C G Am

And the days went by like paper in the wind

F C G C G Am

Everything changed, then changed again

It's hard to find a friend

C C/B Am7 C/G Fadd9

It's hard to find a friend

G C

Meanwhile then

G C

His wife's boyfriend

Em Am

Moved in and took over the house

Em Am D Dsus2 D

Everybody was quiet as a mouse

G C

And it changed their lives

G C

Changed their plans

Em Am

Slowly they grew apart

Em Am D Dsus2 D

Boy, it woulda broke your heart

F C G C G Am

And the days went by like paper in the wind

F C G C G Am

Everything changed, then changed again

It's hard to find a friend

C C/B Am7 C/G Fadd9

It's hard to find a friend

[Solo]

G C G C

Em Am Em Am D Dsus2 D

F C G C G Am

And the days went by like paper in the wind

F C G C G Am

Everything changed, then changed again

It's hard to find a friend

C C/B Am7

It's hard to find a friend

F C G C G Am

And the days went by like paper in the wind

F C G C G Am

Everything changed, then changed again

It's hard to find a friend

C C/B Am7 C/G Fadd9 Em C

It's hard to find a friend

About To Find A Friend Chords by Tom Petty

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